{"id":28181,"date":"2017-06-20T12:50:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T19:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=28181"},"modified":"2017-06-20T12:50:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T19:50:19","slug":"democrats-shutting-down-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/20\/democrats-shutting-down-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Shutting Down the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost six months into the Residency of Putin’s Puppet, the Republican Reich has accomplished less than any administration in our nation’s history.  The rabid Republican base are howling desperately, with gangs bared, for a win.  Bought Bitch Mitch and the Republican Party [R-KY] do not care how sleazy they has to get, how deeply they have to harm the economy, and how many people they have to kill to to keep their deplorable base loyal.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Senate Democrats plan to go all out in their protest against the GOP healthcare bill starting Monday night. <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Lawmakers in the party plan to use a series of stall tactics to try to draw attention to the way Republicans are writing their version of the American Health Care Act and to protest the policy changes that are expected to be in the bill. <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

A Democratic Senate aide told Business Insider the move would consist of four measures: <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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  1. Objecting to nearly all unanimous-consent requests, which are used to more quickly act on requests or resolutions that have bipartisan support. While this will not prevent any measure from passing, it can slow down proceedings significantly. The Democratic aide said some resolutions would be allowed through, such as a resolution honoring the victims of last week’s congressional baseball shooting. <\/font><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Submitting a series of unanimous-consent requests designed "to attempt to force the House-passed healthcare bill to committee," delay a series of votes on the legislation, "and increase transparency, forcing Republicans to publicly defend their ‘no hearings strategy.’" <\/font><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Using a series of parliamentary procedures "to highlight the difference between the open process used to pass the Affordable Care Act and the process Republicans are pursuing now." <\/font><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Highlighting healthcare issues "late into the evening in a series of speeches." <\/font><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While none of these measures can hold up the bill indefinitely, the Democratic protests would slow down the Senate business and most likely bring more attention to the issue…<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    From <Business Insider<\/a>><\/font><\/p>\n

    Even if they are unable to prevent it, Democrats must still put up the biggest fight in history.  Chris Hayes<\/a> interviewed Bernie Sanders, who summarized the situation perfectly.<\/font><\/p>\n